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South Caucasus

The South Caucasus – a region encompassing Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - is one of strategic importance, not only for adjacent countries, such as Turkiye, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states, but also for neighbours such as the European Union and the GCC states, and globally for the United States, India, China, Pakistan and Japan.

commonspace.eu team brings decades of experience of working in the South Caucasus and we are pleased to share our insights with our loyal readers through the website, and the sister newsletter, Caucasus Concise.

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Symbolism Meets Realpolitik in Armenia-Türkiye Normalization Efforts

Symbolism Meets Realpolitik in Armenia-Türkiye Normalization Efforts

The prospect of peace in the South Caucasus may finally be within reach. Following the high-profile meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House as facilitated by U.S. President Donald Trump on 8 August, hopes are rising that Yerevan and Baku could soon sign a long-anticipated peace treaty. That breakthrough has already been welcomed internationally, sparking renewed movement on the Armenia–Türkiye track as well. Opening the Armenian-Türkiye border has long been a policy objective for successive governments in Yerevan.
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What role for the EU in the post-Washington South Caucasus?

What role for the EU in the post-Washington South Caucasus?

The agreements reached in the US-mediated summit of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Washington on August 8 are poised to fundamentally reshape the region's future. Particularly, the deal concerning the Zangezur corridor – rebranded as the “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) – holds significant geopolitical importance. If implemented, the TRIPP agreement would deal a severe blow to the regional standing of Russia and Iran. More importantly, it would pave the way for a strategic U.S. presence in this critical geography. This outcome represents a success that few would have predicted for the United States, especially for the Trump administration, given the region's notoriously complex and volatile geopolitics.

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Ilham Aliev praises ties with Georgia

Ilham Aliev praises ties with Georgia

The Azerbaijani President told a visiting Georgian Parliamentary Delegation that cooperation between the two countries in political and economic spheres and in the area of investment was at a high level. Despite differences of approach and policy larger considerations prevail.
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Edward Nalbandian:
Edward Nalbandian:

Edward Nalbandian:

Turkey brings weak arguments against bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial in France
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Edward Nalbandyan:
Edward Nalbandyan:

Edward Nalbandyan:

We have arranged on the trilateral meeting between the presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia
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Philip Gordon:
Philip Gordon:

Philip Gordon:

U.S. will continue to encourage normalization between Turkey and Armenia
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Prime Minister of NKR:
Prime Minister of NKR:

Prime Minister of NKR:

Several mining enterprises to be put into exploitation in Nagorno Karabakh in some 2-3 years
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OPINION: Dennis Sammut "The people of the South Caucasus need to rethink the relationship between them, beyond the constraints of the present situation".

OPINION: Dennis Sammut "The people of the South Caucasus need to rethink the relationship between them, beyond the constraints of the present situation".

Armenians Azerbaijanis and Georgians, and indeed Abkhaz and Ossetians and other nationalities in the region, need to think beyond the constraints of the present situation and to start articulating ideas that can eventually be picked up by governments and politicians so that in twenty years’ time the world can look at the South Caucasus and see a prosperous and dynamic region at peace with itself and with its neighbours.
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Armenian political expert:
Armenian political expert:

Armenian political expert:

Washington will not risk unleashing war against Iran on threshold of presidential election
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Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan to meet in Sochi
Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan to meet in Sochi

Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan to meet in Sochi

Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev, will hold another round of negotiations through mediation of their Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi on January 23-24